Animal Models Used to Explore Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Systematic Review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 487-499

  Lysgaard Poulsen, J ^a,b   Stubbe, J ^a,c   Lindholt, J S ^a,b  

^a Elitary Research Centre of Individualized Medicine in Arterial Disease (CIMA)   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Animal models; Experimental models; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; ELASTASE;

ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM; ALLOGRAFT; ANIMAL MODEL; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; XENOGRAFT; ABDOMINAL AORTA; ANIMAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DISEASE MODEL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84995581608     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.07.004     Document Type: Review

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